tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post5658305782478474422..comments2024-02-21T03:20:21.898-08:00Comments on An Inch At A Time: Reflections on the Journey: This Gold Medal Moment ...SUSAN RUSSELLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795717638621668638noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-60609963144634198442012-08-13T07:31:13.024-07:002012-08-13T07:31:13.024-07:00I was in school before Title IX. I attended a ver...I was in school before Title IX. I attended a very small high school in rural Michigan. There were no girls sports. None. Then I went to college as a music major. Girls were not allowed in the marching band! I dropped out of music, but my cohort pressured the school, in the wake of Title IX, to include them because they were receiving an education not equal to the boys. They would have beenMK Buikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18290622145250386053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-28604536187406812182012-08-10T19:10:17.515-07:002012-08-10T19:10:17.515-07:00Indie, I graduated from high school in 1973 and un...Indie, I graduated from high school in 1973 and until 1970 we played half court basketball. There were six on a team, 2 forwards, 2 guard and 2 rovers and the rovers were the only ones to travel full court.<br />When I started college in 1973, it was the first time that I wore sneakers on the basketball court tht I did not buy! It was a little thing but because of Title IX my college was Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16867328248798976456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-6967122121750016232012-08-10T10:45:55.788-07:002012-08-10T10:45:55.788-07:00Very interesting. I know my grandma played high sc...Very interesting. I know my grandma played high school basketball in the 40s. I'll have to ask her if it was half court or not. I hadn't heard of that.Indie Pereirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00337834296068863923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-26750474383260363942012-08-09T22:05:00.549-07:002012-08-09T22:05:00.549-07:00Great post, Susan. Love those photos! My generati...Great post, Susan. Love those photos! My generation was the early beneficiary of Title IX (I was in junior high in the late 70s and high school from 1979-83) -- but organized sports for girls were not nearly as developed as they are now. The women on the U.S. Soccer Team grew up with organized soccer at all levels from developmental to highly competitive. And how awesome it is to see the most Sarah Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561512267227036778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21609676.post-17119537450320409512012-08-09T18:59:49.628-07:002012-08-09T18:59:49.628-07:00And although people initially complained that supp...And although people initially complained that supporting girls in sports would deprive boys from funding in sports, that has not been so. However funding sports for women continues to be an issue: Faced with plans to eliminate three women’s sports teams, 12 female stu- dents at Slippery Rock University fought back and won the permanent reinstate- ment of one team, the temporary rein- statement ofTerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15667178624061122421noreply@blogger.com